[C320-list] Cockpit Storage

[Bruce Stanley]

Hi Brian
I have taken to putting my sailing gloves in the gas locker ... it
could take the suntan lotion, too.
The rope bags are temporarily used ... and yes, I forget what I stored there!

cheers
from sunny Sydney (at last)

Bruce Stanley / Fantastic Lady
Australia
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On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Amirault Family - S&B
<amiraults at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> My previous boat had cockpit coaming storage cubbies built into the seat
> backs; one each side of the cockpit. These were a handy place to throw small
> items and the local paper chart when not immediately needed. One of the
> C320's short list of minor failings is a total lack of such storage places.
> I truly miss them.
>
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> Has anyone installed any after-market fixed cockpit storage? I have been
> snooping about the net and found a US company that manufactures such
> products. I am considering installing their offerings in the back of the
> port cockpit locker lid, and another in the upright area below the seat on
> one or both sides of the cockpit. It would require cutting a hole of the
> appropriate size in the installation area and then sealing and screwing the
> fixture on inserting it into the hole.
>
>
>
> See the link http://www.ssicustomplastics.com/netted%20boxes.htm for the
> first netted box shown 46400800
>
> and the link http://www.ssicustomplastics.com/coaming.htm for the coaming
> box 49290600
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>
>
> I would appreciate opinions on whether it is a good idea to be cutting holes
> in this fine boat at those locations. Would it be creating problems worse
> than those the effort intends to solve?
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> Regards;
>
>
>
> Brian Amirault
>
> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
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>